Yalda
Activities common to the celebration of Yalda include staying up past midnight, talking, eating, reading poems out loud, telling stories and jokes, smoking "Ghelyoon" (a water pipe), and dancing. Another tradition is giving a gift of dried fruits and nuts wrapped in small parchments tied with ribbon. Despite the Islamic alcohol ban in Iran, many people continue to include homemade and contraband alcoholic drinks in their celebrations.
Bring your own moonshine to the celebration with this $18 jar of booze.
